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THE KNIFE & FORK is a group for anyone who has a strong interest or mild curiosity in food, cooking, eating, drinking, and nutrition.

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WELCOME TO THE KNIFE & FORK

THE KNIFE & FORK will be a group open to a broad range of food-related topics. You do not have to be a food snob, an epicure, or a bon vivant to join, participate, or enjoy this group. You just have to have the desire to share and explore old and new information on food and dining.

Discussion topics, articles, and questions can include, but are not limited to:

Food history and legend
Ingredient recognition, selection, storage, and preparation
Your favorite recipes, methods, and tips and tricks
Your favorite wines, beers, liquors, or cocktail recipes
Health & nutrition information for adults or children
Food allergy information, warnings, and replacements
Organic foods and pesticide information
Sanitation and food safety / preparation
Product labeling and government regulation
Food and product recalls
Culinary and dining etiquette, rituals, and customs
Food economics
Documentaries, books, cookbooks, and television shows
Bizarre or unusual foods and customs from around the world
Vitamins & supplements (with which you have direct experience)
Diet information (with which you have direct experience)
Agricultural or farming practices related to food quality or availability*

*For this item, please see Borderline Discussion Posts below.

Borderline Discussion Posts
It is inevitable that there will be some crossover in topics and issues related to food production and consumption. I am not forbidding these topics outright, but there may be a better venue for them. Use your best judgment and post the topic in the group that best fits the focus of the discussion. Please do not cross post the same discussion twice in different groups, as it is against Atheist Nexus policy to do so.

If you are interested in food and gardening, it makes more sense to join Godless in the Garden and post your discussions there.
If you are interested in how agriculture and modern farming affect the environment, please join Environmental Atheists.
If you are interested in socio-economic justice, family farms, and fair trade practices, please consider Consumer Ethics instead.
If animal welfare as it relates to food production and consumption is your thing, please join us in Humane Atheists.

External sites of interest:
Food & Water Watch
Organic Consumers Association
Pesticide Action Network
Food & Wine Magazine
Slow Food International
Epicurious
Cook's Illustrated
FoodGawker.com

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Comment by Joan Denoo on May 20, 2012 at 8:19pm: Grilled Asparagus and Steak Salad with Hoisin Vinaigrette

I made Hoisin Vinaigrett and tossed on a veg. salad. Delicious!

Comment by Steph S. on April 12, 2012 at 7:01pm: Oh yeah! Cool Rhonda. I also like Diners Drive Ins and Dives. Good show. I think I've also seen a few episodes of the Best Thing I Ever Ate. I also watch Cupcake Wars and Sweet Genius and Worst Cooks.

Comment by Mrs.RB on April 12, 2012 at 3:23pm: I have watched Chopped before, and Restaurant Impossible. My favorite shows on Food Network are: Diners Drive ins and Dives, and

The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on April 12, 2012 at 12:23pm: No, not me. Don't get cable.

Comment by Steph S. on April 12, 2012 at 12:05am: Anyone watch the show Chopped on the Food Network? I also like Restaurant Impossible and some others.

Comment by Alice on November 30, 2011 at 6:08pm: LOL

Comment by One Manic Ninja on November 30, 2011 at 6:00pm: I'm not suggesting you drink a tumbler of vinegar or consume a basket of lemons, although you certainly could. Your stomach is MADE to consume all kinds of food, and of course, it makes it's own acid.

You're more likely to do damage to your teeth than your guts with that much acid.

If you get your hands on some miracle fruit, i say skip dinner that night and just eat for the fun experiences -- what's a little tummy ache in the interest of SCIENCE?!

(MMmmMMMMmmm...... delicious science!)

Comment by Alice on November 30, 2011 at 5:47pm: that sounds like a really bad idea? then you're left with a bad stomach ache?

Comment by One Manic Ninja on November 29, 2011 at 11:53am: @Sentient Biped yep they are 100% for real. i have a pkg of the tablets at my house right now. you can drink balsamic vinegar and it tastes like port. lemons taste like Ferrara Pan's lemonhead candy. it basically removes all acid flavors and leaves you with only sweet.

FWIW, the tablets are a little expensive, but you only need half of one to get the full experience. The pill's effects last a little under an hour... but you find yourself eating everything in sight for that hour!

Comment by Sentient Biped on November 28, 2011 at 9:34pm: flavor changing fruit - I got interested in this because I know some people who have lost the sensation of sweetness. I don't know if it helps. This is a fruit that alters taste sensation for about an hour, so that what was sour becomes sweet, and lemons taste like candy.

NY times. wikipedia. THere are tablets available from amazon. I wonder if they are for real?